Make vs vCenter Orchestrator comparison

Make and VMware are both solutions in the Process Automation category. Make is ranked #23 with an average rating of 8.3, while VMware is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.1. Make holds a 0.9% mindshare in PA, compared to VMware’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Make users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of VMware users who would recommend it.

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80% willing to recommend

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

vCenter Orchestrator and Make are competitive automation tools tailored for different environments, with vCenter Orchestrator holding the advantage in enterprise integration due to its specialization within VMware ecosystems, while Make is more versatile for flexible automation solutions.

Features: vCenter Orchestrator offers tight integration with VMware environments, comprehensive automation of IT processes, and sophisticated workflow creation tools. Make provides user-friendly workflow automation, a wide array of integrations with various applications, and simplicity in connecting apps and services. The distinction is in vCenter Orchestrator's focus on enterprise IT automation, whereas Make excels in connectivity and ease of use across diverse business tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: vCenter Orchestrator integrates seamlessly with VMware systems, supported by robust customer service tailored for enterprise setups. Make's cloud-based deployment is noted for its minimal setup requirements and seamless integration capabilities, with responsive customer service, making it suitable for varied platform deployment.

Pricing and ROI: vCenter Orchestrator has a higher setup cost but provides strong ROI in VMware-centric environments due to its specialized features. Make's lower initial investment delivers significant ROI through its flexible pricing and adaptability, appealing to small to medium-sized businesses looking for cost-to-performance effectiveness.

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Categories and Ranking

Make

Ranking in Process Automation

23rd

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

vCenter Orchestrator

Ranking in Process Automation

7th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Process Automation category, the mindshare of Make is 0.9%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of vCenter Orchestrator is 0.3%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Yaniv Ivgi

Business Owner at Chatbot-sales

An affordable cloud solution for automation and data manipulation

Make has a single IP. We cannot use a single IP because of the security. There are a lot of crashes when you work manually. Also, they need to provide more models. When you have an error, Make should inform them with guidance before you make the mistake. There is a lot of data you can confuse.

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Gerhard Gmelch

IT architect endpoint at Rohde & Schwarz

Enhance automation efficiency with cost-effective graphical workflow design

I use vCenter Orchestrator for automation purposes, specifically to run automation workbooks The most valuable features are the graphical UI for designing the workflows and the interfaces that come out of the box. Additionally, it is included in the VMware Vitalization Stack, which means there…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable features of Make are the additional options when compared to other similar solutions. For example, with Google my business, you can only do certain things with Zapier, whereas with Make, you can do a little bit more."

"Make's front-end interface, the modular interface that it has, drag-and-drop interface, is very easy to understand, use, and integrate."

"Make saves a lot of time, and I have created really complex scenarios in Make."

"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

"The most valuable features are the graphical UI for designing the workflows and the interfaces that come out of the box."

"The open, flexible architecture has brought in the agile computing environment along with better Dr capabilities. Automation management and operational tasks across VMware and third-party applications, like our HMIS and other business productivity applications, have delivered peace of mind."

"The DRS feature from VMware is very valuable to us because it balances workloads."

"In regards to the workflows, the fact that we can actually have a full dashboard library of all the existing workflows on this is great. We can see all the workflows and what all the actions do and can work with scripts."

"I find that managing all my vCenters from one console is the most valuable feature."

"Communication with technical support is very good. It has a repository of knowledge base articles which we can access which are very helpful."

"The technical support services are excellent."

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Cons

"The pricing of Make at this point is through operations consumption, and it becomes really expensive in certain scenarios when iterations are involved."

"Make can be a bit difficult to use for new users, but for someone with technical knowledge and some coding skills, it becomes manageable, especially with Make's great UI features that really help."

"Make could improve the ease of use, it can be more complicated than other solutions. There are a lot of elements that are more technical than in other solutions."

"The pricing of Make at this point is through operations consumption, and it becomes really expensive in certain scenarios when iterations are involved."

"Using this solution requires a lot of experience."

"I would like to see a greater ability to do mobile administration."

"The response time of vCenter Orchestrator's support could be improved."

"I believe a transparent view and better terms of condition between Oracle and vCenter Orchestrator would be helpful."

"Enhancing the platform's setup process intuitiveness and offering more flexible pricing options could further improve its accessibility across different company sizes."

"We encounter challenges related to the renewal of support subscriptions."

"I liked the previous client better than the current web client of vCenter Orchestrator, though my colleagues like the client now. The technical support for vCenter Orchestrator needs improvement."

"I would like to see, from within the Web Console, being able to define the project and custom templates per user; almost like how CloudSpec has approached the solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Make is approximately $20 per month for the platform."

"vCenter Orchestrator is an expensive solution."

"The solution is a bit expensive."

"vCenter Orchestrator is a very expensive solution."

"Our licensing is on a yearly basis. We pay for the license and then we pay the support every year."

"The concept of hyper-convergence is smart. I don't know if it can be applied with less cost to be more affordable for small or medium-sized companies. The cost is a very important factor for it. We are currently depending on SAN storage. However, the hyper-converged solutions are depending on the storage within the hosts, such as vSAN in the VMware. It is a smart solution."

"We renew the solution's license every one or two years."

"My company needs to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the product."

"I rate the product price a seven to eight out of ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Make?

I find the pricing, setup costs, and licensing costs of Make to be reasonable.

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What needs improvement with Make?

Make needs to put some focus on or clarify the security aspect in its documentation or website. When creating automation through these modules between two different applications, there should be cl...

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What is your primary use case for Make?

Some of the very simple use cases that people use Make for is AI-powered content creation. That is where we help them out with different kinds of content creation and social media posting, differen...

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What do you like most about vCenter Orchestrator?

The stability of the product is very good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vCenter Orchestrator?

We're running a low-profile budget. This is not our main focus on investment technology, so we're trying to reduce costs due to the change from perpetual to subscription licenses.

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What needs improvement with vCenter Orchestrator?

For our environment, I do not see any areas of vCenter Orchestrator that could be improved or enhanced. We are currently satisfied with the orchestrator. If any improvements are needed, I will prov...

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Overview

Visualize everything you do

Make lets you visually build workflows to solve complex problems - the way you imagine them in your mind.

Drag and drop to connect apps
Use the playful drag-and-drop builder to connect apps in a few clicks, and build workflows called scenarios.

Design infinite workflows
Build scenarios with as many steps or apps as you need.

Watch data flow in real time
Build your scenario and watch it run in real time. Schedule your scenario to run instantly or whenever you need it.

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VMware vCenter Orchestrator simplifies the automation of complex IT tasks and integrates with VMware vCloud Suite components to adapt and extend service delivery and operational management, effectively working with existing infrastructure, tools and processes.

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